On June 4th, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of Quang Tri province announced that they are collaborating with the Police Department of Economic, Corruption, and Smuggling-related Crimes Investigation (Quang Tri province’s police) to finalize the paperwork and handle the case of nine dead pigs of unknown origin found at a centralized slaughterhouse in Dong Luong ward, Dong Ha city.
At around 5:10 pm on June 2nd, authorities spotted a truck with the license plate number 75C-10301 parked at the premises of the centralized animal slaughterhouse in Dong Luong ward, carrying nine dead pigs.
Initial investigations identified Mr. Dang Van Duy (DOB: 1991, residing in Phong Dien town, Hue city) as the owner of the animals.
The nine dead pigs found in a truck by Quang Tri authorities at a centralized slaughterhouse in Dong Luong ward, Dong Ha city
During the investigation, Mr. Duy could not present any documents verifying the source and origin of the pigs. Veterinary officers from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of Quang Tri province examined the pigs and found that they had died from unknown causes, with external signs of bruising and blood pooling under the skin.
According to Mr. Duy’s statement, at 3:30 pm on June 2nd, he purchased the nine pigs from a truck transporting pigs from the South to the North at a junction near the Hai Lang industrial park for VND 5 million. He then drove the pigs to the centralized animal slaughterhouse in Dong Luong ward, Dong Ha city, where he was intercepted by the authorities.
Veterinary officers conducted disinfection and sanitization of the centralized slaughterhouse premises and the vehicle carrying the dead pigs. The pigs were subsequently buried and disposed of at the Dong Ha waste treatment site.
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